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Lat, al-

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Lat, al-

One of three pre-Islamic goddesses worshiped at the Kaaba in Mecca
prior to the rise of Islam. The name means “goddess.”
Identified as “daughter of Allah,” since she was supposed
to be the offspring of Allah's marriage to a jinn, but she may have
been considered consort to Allah. Usually represented in human shape. The idol
representing her was destroyed in
630
when
Muhammad
and Muslims conquered Mecca. Denounced in the Quran (
53:19–20
).